1. IWCE 2015
An Update on the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (P25 CAP)
John Merrill
Director (Acting) Office for Interoperability and Compatibility
First Responders Group Science and Technology Directorate

2. Goals of this Discussion…
“New” rolls and responsibilities of DHS OIC, current status and transition into new oversight of P25 Process
DHS OIC/OEC Partnership with APCO
Suppliers Declaration of Compliance and Summary Test Reports, process flow, areas for improvement
P25 CAP Governance Board and P25 SC process
Performance, Conformance, and Interoperability
Overview of accreditation body and labs
P25 CAP Website status
How would you define success of the P25 CAP?
Description
A formal, independent process for ensuring that communications equipment that is declared by the manufacturer to be P25 compliant in fact meets P25 standards.
Value
Helps first responders make purchasing
decisions by providing a verifiable way to
know that the equipment they purchase is indeed
P25 compliant and therefore provides enhanced
interoperability.
Provides vendors with a method for testing their
equipment for P25 compliance.
Promotes effective use of federal grant funding.
Summary Test Reports and Suppliers’ Declaration
of Compliance documentation is made publically
available via the FirstResponder.gov web site.
DHS OIC and DHS OEC recently awarded a grant to APCO to provide support to DHS OIC for the execution of P25 CAP activities as well as the Computer Assisted Pre-Coordination Resource & Database System (CAPRAD)
DHS OIC & APCO will consider candidates for the re-launch of the P25 CAP Governing Board (GB)
Development of new and revised test procedures will follow the establishment of the P25 CAP GB
In the near future, DHS OIC will release a series of Compliance Assessment Bulletins to establish the policies of the transition of accreditation services:
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board
International Accreditation New Zealand

3. Panel Participants John Merrill Moderator
Director (Acting) Office for Interoperability and Compatibility
US Department of Homeland Security
Chris Lougee
Vice President
Icom America, Inc.
Andy Davis
Panelist
Senior Resource Manager
Motorola Solutions
James Downes
Supervisory Manager, Office of Emergency Communications
Cuong Luu
Program Manager
Tom Sorley
Deputy CIO Public Safety
Houston IT Services – HITS
City of Houston, TX
Andrew Thiessen
NTIA/ITS.P Division Chief
PSCR
Stephen Devine
Project 25 Manager
APCO

4. Contact Information
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6. IWCE 2015
An Update on the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (P25 CAP)
Cuong Luu
Program Manager Office for Interoperability and Compatibility
First Responders Group Science and Technology Directorate

7. P25 CAP Web site Launch
15 Day comment period for Compliance Assessment Bulletins which are now available at

8. P25 CAP Document Submission
Suppliers’ Declaration of Compliance and Summary Test Reports can be submitted at
Receipt confirmation and timely follow up

9. Additional P25 CAP Updates
P25 CAP logos
A program mark signifying the accreditation bodies participation in the P25 CAP and for use by the accreditation body
A laboratory certification mark that would be licensed to the accreditation body for use when a laboratory is accredited to be a part of the P25 CAP
Future P25 CAP testing
OIC, with assistance from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, will coordinate with the P25 CAP Governing Board to establish testing priorities for both new and revised test procedures
OIC will work with the Public Safety Communications Research Program and public safety to develop conformance testing procedures